Montrealers protest violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

WATCH ABOVE: Dozens gathered in downtown Montreal Saturday afternoon to draw attention to the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports they’re urging Canadians to step up and do more to help.

“The fact that a specific population is targeted by a state is against all international law,” said Karine Gentelet, chair of Amnesty International Canada (Canadian Francophone Section). “Also, we know that the Burma army is targeting certain people and this is unacceptable for Amnesty.”

Protest organizers with ties to Myanmar say, though the last few weeks have been intense, many Rohingya Muslims have been living this way for a long time.

“They have lived in these situations, in these conditions for the last couple of decades,” said protest organizer Raes Ahmed. “This has been a situation for a long time.”